This man extensively employed double counterpoint in Ancide sol la morte and Io pur respiro, while five and six voice settings of O vos omnes appear respectively in his Sacrarum Cantionum and Tenebrae Responsoria. Igor Stravinsky made two pilgrimages to this man's hometown and orchestrated his works for a ballet titled "Monumentum Pro" this man. His madrigals such as Beltá, poi che t'assenti and Moro, lasso were marked by an unusual use of chromaticism. He was also famous for making his servants beat him severely every day and for a marriage to Donna Maria d'Avalos that ended with his (*) brutal murder of her and her lover. For 10 points, name this thoroughly insane Prince of Venosa, a late Renaissance composer known for madrigals of extreme emotional intensity.
This man extensively employed double counterpoint in Ancide sol la morte and Io pur respiro, while five and six voice settings of O vos omnes appear respectively in his Sacrarum Cantionum and Tenebrae Responsoria. Igor Stravinsky made two pilgrimages to this man's hometown and orchestrated his works for a ballet titled "Monumentum Pro" this man. His madrigals such as Beltá, poi che t'assenti and Moro, lasso were marked by an unusual use of chromaticism. He was also famous for making his servants beat him severely every day and for a marriage to Donna Maria d'Avalos that ended with his (*) brutal murder of her and her lover. For 10 points, name this thoroughly insane Prince of Venosa, a late Renaissance composer known for madrigals of extreme emotional intensity.
This man extensively employed double counterpoint in Ancide sol la morte and Io pur respiro, while five and six voice settings of O vos omnes appear respectively in his Sacrarum Cantionum and Tenebrae Responsoria.
Don {Carlo Gesualdo} [or {Gesualdo} da Venosa before "Venosa" is mentioned]